Saturday, April 13, 2013

Repost of Paleontological Articles from Laelaps

Science writer Brian Switek has a blog on the National Geographic website known as Laelaps. Mr. Switek has written several informative articles on evolution, paleontology, and natural history at this blog. I had planned to write several articles based off of information which I had read on his blog, but the busyness of high school activities and such has kept me behind on this. I have decided to share the links to some of my favorite articles of his, which I felt contained very interesting paleontological information, here instead.

Maiasaura Milk? – Phenomena: Laelaps
(I wanted to add that I had previously speculated that dinosaurs may have fed their young with a milk like substance and I was thus very excited to learn that this may have been possible)

About Me

Throughout his whole life, Jay has had a strong passion for learning about and interacting with animals. He has read numerous books, attended lectures, visited museums, and communicated with fellow researchers in hopes of advancing his knowledge pertaining to the fields of Zoology, Cryptozoology, Paleontology, and Anthropology. He took a term course on Anthropology during this past school year and is employed at a local zoological park. He has also gained experience in the natural world through hunting, hiking and other outdoor activities. Jay’s future goals include obtaining a PhD in a field related to those listed above. His work has been recognized by notable scientists such as zoologist Dr. Karl Shuker, zoologist Dr. Edward Bousfield, physical anthropologist Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum, and primatologist Michael Reid.